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No brewery works in a silo. Brewers Association staff, including Chief Economist Bart Watson, keep close tabs on the statistics and trends that affect the entire craft brewing community. Keep up with the latest numbers to ensure the success and growth of your business using the resources in this category.

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The New Brewer: Brewery Safety Issue

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Greg Kitsock

The craft brewing business is a mix of trends in full bloom, trends about to launch, and trends simmering just below the surface, waiting to erupt like a geyser.

Craft Beer Packaging Trends Recap, 2021
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Craft Beer Packaging Trends Recap, 2021

This year's annual packaging recap is a mix of the traditional recap looking at scan data with some broader thoughts about the packaging market and supply chain.Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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How Did Breweries Pivot During the Pandemic and How Have They Recovered?
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How Did Breweries Pivot During the Pandemic and How Have They Recovered?

One of the buzzwords of 2020 was “pivot,” as in small brewers survived the worst of the pandemic by “pivoting” to more to-go and packaged sales. Despite the concept of pivoting to to-go being mentioned in countless articles over the …Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

See Bart Watson's Articles

2021 Final Quarter Update and Beer Industry Production Survey Launch OND
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2021 Final Quarter Update and Beer Industry Production Survey Launch

The BIPS is the deepest statistical resource we have at the Brewers Association. If you can, please provide us with your 2021 numbers now.Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

See Bart Watson's Articles

The Bucket Is Still Leaking – Why Isn’t Craft Growing More? leaky bucket
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The Bucket Is Still Leaking – Why Isn’t Craft Growing More?

The big beer market share bucket has continued leaking, but craft's cup has increasingly captured less of the volume. What are the keys to getting craft back to previous growth levels?Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

See Bart Watson's Articles

New Salary and HR Data Published, Plus Supplement HR Salary Update
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New Salary and HR Data Published, Plus Supplement

Chief Economist Bart Watson dives into our recently published human resources and salary benchmarking data.Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

See Bart Watson's Articles
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